EPPO Global Database

Salvadora persica(SVDPE)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SVDPE
  • Preferred name: Salvadora persica
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Southern Mediterranean, Western Asia (Yemen, Arabia), Africa (except centre and south). The roots are used as a toothbrush


Common names
Name Language
mustard tree English
tooth-brush tree English
siwak French
salvadorah paresit Hebrew
סַלְוָדוֹרָה פָּרְסִית Hebrew